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Department of Psychology


The Department of Psychology at Northwestern University was founded in 1909. Our department is a group of eminent faculty - scholars and teachers - who make major contributions to the field by helping to shape the base of knowledge, academic literature, and training of both undergraduate and graduate students of psychology.
Dan P. McAdams

Dan P. McAdams

Dan P. McAdams is the Henry Wade Rogers Professor of Psychology and Professor of Human Development and Social Policy at Northwestern University.  He works in the areas of personality and life-span developmental psychology.
Stephanie A. Fryberg

Stephanie A. Fryberg

Stephanie A. Fryberg is the James E Johnson Professor of Psychology and the founding Director of the Research for Indigenous Social Action and Equity Center at Northwestern University.
Wendi Gardner

Wendi Gardner

Wendi Gardner is an associate professor in the Psychology Department at Northwestern University.
Alissa Levy Chung

Alissa Levy Chung

Alissa Levy Chung is an Associate Professor of Instruction in Psychology and is also the Associate Director of Clinical Training for the clinical psychology doctoral program.
Almaz Mesghina

Almaz Mesghina

Almaz Mesghina is Assistant Professor of Instruction in the Department of Psychology at Northwestern University. Her research focuses on the experiences of stress and anxiety in the learning contexts of late adolescents and early adults.
Daniel Molden

Daniel Molden

Professor Molden has been a member of the Northwestern Department of Psychology for 22 years. He studies how people’s various motivations influence how (a) they perceive and interact with others, and (b) how they achieve their own goals.
Ken Paller

Ken Paller

Psychology Professor Ken Paller holds the James Padilla Chair, he directs the Cognitive Neuroscience Program, and he co-directs the Training Program in the Neuroscience of Human Cognition.
Ginger Pennington

Ginger Pennington

Ginger Pennington is an Associate Professor of Instruction in Northwestern's Department of Psychology and the Harvey Kapnick Business Institutions Program.
Paul Reber

Paul Reber

Paul Reber is a Professor in the Department of Psychology and Director of Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience at Northwestern University.
Rick Zinbarg

Rick Zinbarg

Richard E. Zinbarg is a Professor in the Psychology Department at Northwestern University and founder of the Anxiety and Panic Treatment Program. He studies the development and treatment of anxiety and depressive disorders.

Department of Anthropology


Founded in 1938, the Department of Anthropology at Northwestern University is home to an accomplished community of faculty members. Our department favors a holistic approach to anthropology that bridges between the discipline’s subfields: Archaeology, Biological Anthropology, Cultural Anthropology, and Linguistic Anthropology.
Teresa Horton

Teresa Horton

Teresa Horton is an Associate Professor of Research in the Department of Anthropology, Northwestern University, where she is part of the E2HD, Evolutionary and Ecological Approaches to Health and Development, research program.

Student Affairs


As students navigate their time at Northwestern University, the Division of Student Affairs supports and engages with students every step of the way. 
Susan Davis

Susan Davis

 As Vice President for Student Affairs, Susan Davis oversees a division of 30 departments with responsibilities for cultivating and supporting student life across the undergraduate and graduate experience.

Northwestern Personal Development StudioLab


 The StudioLab offers classes, resources, events, materials, and a certificate to enhance the personal development of undergraduate students at Northwestern. Our certificate, Curious Life Certificate (CLC), is a series of classes that invites all undergraduate students to engage with the world in unique, productive, and open ways. 
Bruce E Ankenman

Bruce E Ankenman

In 2022, Professor Ankenman and Dean Joe Holtgreive co-founded and now co-direct the Northwestern Personal Development StudioLab.
Joe Holtgrieve

Joe Holtgrieve

Joe Holtgrieve is Assistant Dean of Engineering. He Co-founded and Co-Directs the Northwestern Personal Development StudioLab.

Feinberg School of Medicine


Feinberg School of Medicine's mission is to impact the practice of medicine through discovery and education to improve human health. Our vision is to achieve this mission through continuous quality improvement.
Rinad S. Beidas

Rinad S. Beidas

Rinad S. Beidas, PhD, is Chair and Ralph Seal Paffenbarger Professor of Medical Social Sciences at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University.
Michelle Birkett

Michelle Birkett

Michelle Birkett is a tenured associate professor in the Department of Medical Social Sciences and directs the Center for Computational and Social Sciences in Health (COMPASS) within the Institute for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (I.AIM)
Courtney K. Blackwell

Courtney K. Blackwell

Courtney K. Blackwell, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Medical Social Sciences at the Feinberg School of Medicine.
Andrea Graham

Andrea Graham

Dr. Andrea Graham is Chief of the Division of Implementation Science in the Department of Medical Social Sciences at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, where she also serves as Co-Director of the Center for Behavioral Intervention Technologies (CBITs).
Marie Heffernan

Marie Heffernan

Marie E. Heffernan, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, the Director of the Voices of Child Health in Communities, and the Scientific Director for Quantitative Science at the Smith Child Health Catalyst at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago.
Kathryn Macapagal

Kathryn Macapagal

Kathryn Macapagal is a licensed clinical psychologist and Associate Professor of Medical Social Sciences and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine.
Judy Moskowitz

Judy Moskowitz

Judy Moskowitz, PhD, MPH, is Professor and Vice Chair for Scientific and Faculty Development in the Department of Medical Social Sciences at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine.
Miriam Novack

Miriam Novack

Miriam Novack is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medical Social Sciences at Northwestern University, within the Division of Outcomes and Measurement Science.
Gregory Phillips II

Gregory Phillips II

Dr. Gregory Phillips II, PhD, MS (he/him) is a tenured Associate Professor in the Departments of Medical Social Sciences and Preventive Medicine; Director of the Evaluation, Data Integration, and Technical Assistance (EDIT) Program; Co-Director of the Community Health Research and Evaluation Concentration within the MPH Program; and Director of the MS in Epidemiology Degree Program at Northwestern University.
Alex Psihogios

Alex Psihogios

Dr. Alexandra (Alex) Psihogios is an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Medical Social Sciences and Pediatrics at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, where she is also a licensed clinical psychologist, Co-Chair of the Adolescent/Young Adult (AYA) Cancer Research Committee, and a full member of the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Stewart Shankman

Stewart Shankman

Dr. Shankman is the Dunbar Professor at Northwestern University, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.
Darius Tandon

Darius Tandon

Dr. Darius Tandon is a tenured Professor at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
Juan Pablo Zapata

Juan Pablo Zapata

Dr. Juan Pablo Zapata (he/him/él) is a clinical psychologist and the Associate Director of the Lab for Scalable Mental Health (LSMH).
Hui Zhang

Hui Zhang

Dr. Hui Zhang is a Professor of Preventive Medicine (Biostatistics) in the Division of Biostatistics, Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, with multiple joint appointments in the Mesulam Center for Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer's Disease, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Institute for Public Health and Medicine.

Department of Mechanical Engineering

The Department of Mechanical Engineering at Northwestern University trains the next generation of 'whole-brain' mechanical engineers to lead with both creativity and analytical thinking.
Liz Gerber

Liz Gerber

Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Communication Studies at Northwestern University, co-Director of the Center for Human Computer Interaction + Design, co-Director of the Delta Lab, and Faculty Founder of Design For America

Kellogg School of Management


Kellogg nurtures an ecosystem where inventive faculty thrive, meaningfully engage with students and conduct revolutionary research that challenges existing approaches and truly promises to change the world.
Michal Maimaran

Michal Maimaran

Dr. Maimaran is a a Clinical and Research Professor of Marketing in the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Her research focuses on studying judgment and decision making with a focus on children's decision making.

School of Education and Social Policy


The School of Education and Social Policy brings together a wide range of disciplines – psychology, economics, computer science, the law, and more – along with many modes of inquiry, to study everything from tiny infants to massive organizations.
Ema Adam

Ema Adam

Dr. Emma Adam is Edwina S. Tarry Professor of Human Development and Social Policy, a Faculty Fellow at the Institute for Policy Research, and President of the International Society for Psychoneuroendocrinology.
Mesmin Destin

Mesmin Destin

Mesmin Destin is the Faculty Director of Student Access & Enrichment and Professor of Psychology and Education at Northwestern University.
Claudia Haase

Claudia Haase

Claudia is an Associate Professor of Human Development and Social Policy and (by courtesy) Psychology at Northwestern University. She is the incoming Associate Dean for Well-Being at Northwestern’s School of Education and Social Policy
David Uttal

David Uttal

David Uttal is the Kenneth F. Burgess Professor of Education and Psychology at Northwestern University.